No, it's doesn't apply in Terri's case. You said everyone should have a living will and I was thinking of another case where someone had a feeding tube, the feeding tube was removed, the woman couldn't get out of bed but she did sit up and asked for food. She was still denied food and died shortly afterwards. I was wondering what your feelings on that would be.
Oh, okay. You're talking about Marjorie Nighbert as discussed in the Hugh Finn thread. I think there's more to that story than is written in those articles that were posted in that thread. It sounds like a completely horrible situation, where the lady was asking for food and water even though she had written specific orders that no one should give her any. They don't say much about the specific circumstances of her illness though, so it's hard to make a decision. The judge said she wasn't competent to ask for food and water. They don't explain why he said that. I'll bet there's more to that story that they're not telling - because if they did, it wouldn't be as interesting.
But if that's all there is to the story and the woman was actually competent and not terminal, then I don't agree with the action.